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Alex and her mother arrived in Boston that mid-afternoon.
"Alexandra, I'm not gonna go in since I gotta head back to the city," her mother said as she parked in front of the house.
"It's all right," Alex said taking off her seatbelt. "So hopefully I'll see you when this baby's out?"
"Yeah hon," Cassandra said with a smile. "Just rest and be patient."
"Okay," she replied. She leaned over and gave her mom a hug. "Love you Mom."
"I love you too darling," her mom said. Alex got out of the car and waved to her mom as she waddled up the front steps of the house. She opened the door and stepped inside, closing the door behind her. Alex heard the voices coming from the living room and then heard footsteps.
"Hey babe," John greeted walking over to her and giving her a small kiss.
"Hi," Alex replied with a smile. She noticed the small bandage on his forehead from the previous night's RAW. "You okay?"
"Yeah," he said with a nod. "It's nothing. Just needed a couple of stitches."
"I couldn't watch that last night. I was worried when you didn't call me…"
"I was just so tired hon and I had an early flight out."
"Oh ok," Alex replied. "Who's here by the way? I heard voices."
"Oh… it's just Marc and his girlfriend," John said as he led the way to the living room. Alex took off her jacket and put her bag down in front of the staircase, and followed him into the living room.
"Hey Alex," Marc, John's cousin, greeted as he got up.
Alex went over to him and gave him a hug. "Hi Marc." She looked over at Marc's girlfriend, Andrea, and smiled walking over to her and giving her a hug.
"You look great," Andrea said as she returned the hug. They pulled away from each other.
"Andrea… I look like shit," Alex replied. "I need to have this baby already. I'm tired of pregnancy."
"When are you due?" Marc asked as he sat back down. They all sat around the couch.
"Hopefully on Thursday," Alex replied.
"How you holding up John?" Andrea asked looking over at him.
"I'm just anticipating this," John said with a smile. "This whole pregnancy thing has gotten to me too over the past couple of months."
"It's just great to see you two together again," Andrea said. "Marc and I missed having you two around."
"Yeah… it's definitely good. Especially with this surprise," John replied. He looked over at Alex and smiled, wrapping his arm around her.
"Listen… I'm gonna steal your girlfriend for a quick second if you don't mind," Andrea said getting up. Alex stood up as well and both ladies left the living room and headed to the kitchen.
"So how have you been?" Andrea asked as they sat down
"I've been good lately," Alex said. "I'm happier than I've ever been."
"That's great," she replied. "When you left, it was just crappy. I've never seen John like that… ever."
Alex sighed, "I just didn't know how to handle it Drea. It was unexpected and I didn't how John would react. I had to leave. I'm glad you didn't tell him though."
"Well, you made me swear on my life not to, how could I? I felt horrible lying to him though. You don't know how many nights Marc had to come and drag him out of the house just to have fun."
"I just can't believe he went out with Gina," Alex said.
"Me neither. I still don't know what the hell was going through his head. I can't stand her," Andrea said shaking her head.
"Drea, she's my stepsister."
Andrea looked at her in disbelief. "What the fuck?"
"Yeah, exactly what I said. I finally went to go visit my father in Puerto Rico and guess what? Her mother is… was married to him."
"Wow. Was?"
"He died a couple of days ago."
"Oh my god Alex… I'm so sorry."
"No, it's okay… I'm fine. I didn't know him that well anyways."
"But he's still your father."
Alex sighed, "It's complicated Drea. Let's just leave it alone. Anyways… how are you and Marc doing?"
Andrea shook her head. "We're fine."
Alex smiled as she noticed the ring on her left finger. "When did he ask?"
"A couple of weeks ago," Andrea said with a big smile. They both squealed in delight as they hugged each other.
"So how'd he propose?" Alex asked when they pulled apart.
Andrea proceeded in telling Alex the details of Marc's proposal. After they finished conversing, both ladies headed back into the living room to join the men. They stayed there a while talking before Marc and Andrea said their goodbyes and left.
Later that day…
"John… I'm scared," Alex blurted out as she lay down in bed next to him. They were watching TV together, enjoying the rest of their afternoon together.
"Scared of what babe?" John asked looking over at her.
"Having this baby… taking on all these new responsibilities. I just… don't know how I'm going to deal," she said with a sigh.
"I know what you mean," he said.
"No you don't actually," Alex replied defensively. "While you're off on the road, I'm going to be staying here taking care of her. You'll hardly be changing diapers."
"I'll be here though Alex," John replied. "That baby is my responsibility too."
Alex sighed. "It's just hard though John. I never imagined myself being pregnant at 26. I'm just not ready. We're both not ready."
"No… we're not. But, I'm ready to accept this new challenge and just be the best father I can to this baby of ours. If we both stick together, we'll make it."
"Hopefully…" Alex said hesitantly. She rested her head on John's chest and closed her eyes. John ran his hands through her soft, silky hair and imagined his future. He knew the reality of it, he in fact would not be there to see his child grow. John had heard from the veterans and even current wrestlers about how they didn't get to see their own children often and more times than not, missed the most important days of their lives like their first steps and first day of school. He just hoped that what seemed so right wouldn't become so regrettable in the future.
"Babe, I love you," he said softly leaning down and kissing her head.
"I love you too," she replied, her eyes still closed.
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